Manuel Wolfshant wrote:
> At 08:46 PM 8/17/99 +0800, you wrote:
> >diald16-config-0.16.5a-2
> >diald-config-1.2.1-1
> >diald-config-metered-0.2-2
> I do not know about any of the above packets. I do not need them, I do not
> use them.
They are from http://juanjox.kernelnotes.org/
> >diald-0.99.1-2
> .99.1-2?
I rolled that based on http://juanjox.kernelnotes.org/diald-0.99-1.src.rpm
> All I have done was to ftp the source from diald.unix.ch and
> compile it. And tweak the configuration files, of course
So which configuration files and how?
> >Looks promising. But no default route for ppp0.
> That is correct. The default route is created after dialing and logging in.
No, my machine was logged in, and there was a single route to the ppp remote
destination, but no default route.
> >I discovered that omitting metric 0 from the ifconfig commands get rid
> >of the
> >SIOCSIFMETRIC: Operation not supported
> >error messages.
> that is normal. the 2.2 kernel does not support metrics on routes, but
> diald still tries it anyway, so as to remain compatible with older
> kernels. this does not break anything, is just annoying to find in the logs.
No, I found that using /sbin/route with metrics is fine, it is just ifconfig
that gives the error message about metrics.
> >So:
> >
> > 1. Has anyone got this to actually work?
> yeap.
Hey, I just fgot it working in a ultra-kludgy way, using addroute and my
iproute2-2.2.4-990630nu rpm, which means that all routes appear
successfully except for the default route for ppp0. I then used the addroute
option and wrote a simple addroute script:
#! /bin/sh -x
# Nick: a lousy kludge to get this damn diald-0.99.1 working.
echo "/sbin/route add -net default gw $4 metric $5 dev $1"
/sbin/route add -net default gw $4 metric $5 dev $1
At last, I can use it, although my log has lots of error messages from the
wrong calls to /sbin/ifconfig and /sbin/ip. I wish this software worked
properly!
> > 2. Do you have any suggestions on getting this to work properly?
> a)grab the source and compile it.
> b)install it.
> c)have a working PPP connection
Yes, I could always dial manually with a simple script.
> d)create your own diald.conf file. for this matter, pass the chat file
> from step c as argument to diald. DO NOT rely on the connect script from
> the package. at least for me, it did no good.
> e)tweak the standard.filter file as needed by your environment.
Okay, I guess that'll stop diald from bringing the link down when I use ncftp
which hogs all the bandwidth, and stop the link coming up from samba name
queries.
> f)if needed, create the tap device and add aliases to the conf.modules files
Yes, the first thing I did.
> g)if needed, make aliases for the compression modules
Yes, I did that many months ago.
> > 3. I'm willing to try any ideas: this list does not seem to offer much
> > that helps me to get started.
> hope these helps. if you need more details, please do not hesitate to
> shout loud, so that I can hear you. OK ?
Thank you very much. I would really like my students to be able to use this
software, but I cannot give it to them if I can't get it to work myself! I'll
roll another rpm for diald when I get something that I understand and that
works.
Maybe it's because I don't understand or use linuxconf successfully, and write
all the scripts by hand?
> >Thank you for any ideas, any suggestions, any success stories.
> It worked for me. I needed a night for the first try, but had no real
> problem ever since.
>
> >Is diald-0.99.x to immature to try using?
> definitely no. it works OK for me for 3 months already
Good-that's encouraging. I just thought it was too difficult for a busy person
like me.
--
Nick Urbanik, Dept. of Electrical & Communications Engineering
Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Tsing Yi)
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tel: (852) 2436 8660, (825) 2436 8674 Fax: (852) 2436 8643
pgp ID: 7529555D fingerprint: 53 B6 6D 73 52 EE 1F EE EC F8 21 98 45 1C 23 7B
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-diald" in
the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
